Hello Andi. Thank you, I’ll definitely spread the word about your site on my forums. After playing, decided to go ahead and connect all 4 speakers to zone 1 leaving zone 2 available for either another amp or future move to a 5 channel amp. I am very thankful that I found this site of yours. I know I will use a crossover even though they have full range. Otherwise, there’s a good chance the amp would have to be turned down to match the head unit’s more limited output. If there’s something I misunderstood or more info you have, just let me know. How do I connect sub? Hi Steve, yes you can do that if you like without any issues, aside from the volume which you’re already aware of. Not to mention your speedy replies. That’s especially important because subwoofers are big, heavy speakers that need more power than small speakers to produce the bass sound you want. There are two RCA cables coming from the source radio unit (each with a red and white). :), Amplifier model: Auditor RIP 4280 In most cases, you only need 2 RCA Y adapter cables. Sub would still be bridged through rear amp channel and head manual says sub volume is controlled through zone 1. Yes, you can either connect your first woofer to. Set up would be 4 speakers and 1 sub. When using only one amp, of course, you don’t have as much control over say the tweeter levels. The 4th set is capped with little rubber caps. If you’re wanting to install a 4 channel amp for 4 speakers and a subwoofer but only have 2 stereo channels available, that’s ok. As shown in my diagram, you can connect 2 channels to a 4 channel amp using either the speaker level inputs wired in parallel or by using RCA “Y” adapter cables. You didn’t specify the amp model so I’m not sure which one you have.). What would be the best combination to get best sound output and “left to left/right to right” sound effect? All in all, yes, if you get a good one a 5 channel amp is a great way to power your whole system (plus it’s easier than installing 2 separate amps). :), Question when installing a 4 channel amp are u connecting the amp to the speakers at the door or to the harness that plugs in the radio. Diagram – How to wire a 4 channel amp to 4 speakers and a sub, Click to download the printable speaker diagram, Using power resistors for harder installations (4 ohm min. bridged to the sub? How do I bridge three subwoofers to a four channel amp to get the most power? Thanks, Rob, I really appreciate it. Hi Rebza. Many thanks for your thoughts on this. Initially connected amp to 1 zone and sub leaving zone 2 speakers connected to head unit. It is just a steady low hum which goes on and off. So when connecting up your left channel you would connect one wire to the front + and the other to the rear -. However, as crazy as it sounds, some speakers don’t! Pre-loaded subwoofer enclosure: 12″ ported subwoofer enclosure example (under $100 USD) If so how do I wire them ? Well, you’d need a decent amp (and a 2 ohm stable one) to run all 4 speakers and a sub off on just one. It’s easier than using crimp (“butt”) connectors or other methods, plus you can change it later if you need to without any problems. So do I cut the factory speaker wires after the harness then go into the scosche and so on. My best advice would be to forget about using the original radio for several reasons. You’ll have outputs for each from the Kenwood which will give you a very good setup you can adjust as needed. Would really like it to sound great/clear with some serious bass too, and would spend a little more to achieve this. Gift card? Perhaps the sub is blown. By adding inline resistors to the rear speakers you can drop their volume and it acts as a “fader” already. Actually, there are a lot of newer head units that are much better than the Sony you have. If yours doesn’t, you’ll need a work-around I’ll show you. Hi Marty, Your amp is stable down to 1 ohm. Also the specific Auditor model number is not listed either so I’ll go by the standard suggestion here: 1. Flat (crossover off) or 56-60Hz high pass. You’ll want the amp to have decent power, however, because when speakers share an amp channel in parallel, they split the power. I also remember that Sony head unit, by the way. Will this be fine? All Rights Reserved. The Pioneer GM-D9605/GM-D9705 I reviewed here is a great example. But after reconnecting there it is again. Good stuff to know, thanks. I also replaced the 4 door speakers with Pioneer TS-A652F 6.5 3 way speakers, and a kicker pt250 BassStation 10″ powered sub. Helps yup. 3. Hi Jeff. Thanks. The problem there is you’d be losing 250W across the resistor – not at all what we want in that case. The resistance you measure from a speaker is due to the voice coil’s resistance thanks to the long wire it’s made of. :). Can i connect factory unit with amp? To create this article, 36 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. 1 & 2 on the amp for that. Thanks. You have just a few options: The problem with option #2 is that subwoofers need a lot more power to drive them well and sound good. Thanks again! You can bridge the channels together into one channel and run one subwoofer or more, but this option forces you to run the amplifier at a 4 ohm load. Also with which way can i connect REM of amplifier to stereo unit? I understood everything until I got to the bottom when connecting the head unit. Thank you Jeff that’s very kind of you. I cover this (general) topic here: Crossover frequencies, how crossovers work, and more. Hi Marcus. So don’t worry you should be ok. You’ll need at least one pair of RCA cables, or 4 if using a front & rear fader if the radio has 4 outputs. Should I just delete the rear door speakers? JVC KD-T710BT The rear left and right channels are bridged together forming another channel, let's call this one the right speaker channel. Copyright © 2017-2021 SoundCertified.com. 5.25″ coaxial speakers, silk dome: Polk here and Alpine here. ( Original connection ) If you wire 2 speakers and the tweeters at the same time it will end up with less than 2 ohms total speaker load, which isn’t ok. Replace the original radio with an aftermarket one (this is harder and may require cutting the dash), or 2. use an underdash kit like this one from Metra to allow you to add an aftermarket one fairly easily. And I’m feel so relief. 2. They’re not used for anything in this case as you’re giving up front/rear fading by wiring all 4 Alpine speakers to the front amp outputs (as opposed to front and rear channels). I’m very glad fast response from you. Should I just keep the Factory Sub wired to the Harness when i’m wiring the aftermarket harness together?. You’ll then use the low-pass filter on the Coustic amp if it has one. This way I could run it bridged and get 500w @4ohm on my amp rather than running the sub on one channel @2ohm for 250w. You don’t have to repay me, but I do appreciate that offer. Hey great write up! If you really can’t stand to see another ad again, then please consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. Pioneer, Alpine, and Kicker also have some very good affordably priced coaxial speakers that are good, too. but i am lost when its coming to wiring the speakers to this amp. The amp can only do 4 ohm bridged, and sub can only be wired for 2 ohm or 8 ohm. I dont think i can add that to your system 1?. They’re not expensive if you shop around. Never run an amplifier with a speaker load that’s lower than the rating! So I wired the front 2 speakers off the head unit, then I used the RCA Rears to wire the 4 6×9 speakers as you described in parallel using channel 1 & 2 and bridged the sub to channels 3 & 4 like described. Hi Cody & I’m glad to hear that you found my info helpful as I really do work hard on my articles. Yep, you’ll have stereo sound as long as it’s connected correctly. You’ll need to bridge 2 channels in order to have enough power to drive a subwoofer well. How can I play two speakers on one amp using bridged mode? You will need to strip off a small portion of the wire insulation (less than 1 inch) using a pair of wire strippers in order to secure it to the terminals. 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 with that amp. In 4 channel mode 50 watts per speaker in 2 channel mode 100 watts per speaker That’s 80W for the 6x9s and ~50W for the tweeters, according to the specs). I was reading and sounds like I can bridge the amp to add a single sub as Marty described above, but was hoping could add 2 subs?? Hi Marty, I have a old Sony MEX-BT2500 deck. 2. So once you start cranking up the volume the tweeter output level won’t match that of the other speakers unfortunately. You really don’t have many options, but running it on one 4 ohm coil would be the best thing to do for now. I’ll describe 3 main system setups which I’ll cover in detail. That’s especially true if you think you might upgrade your amp to a higher power one at some point. How do I bridge my CD player to 2 separate stereo receivers? Bluetooth amps are better for motorcycles, boats, and so on where you don’t have as many options. You may need a few extra parts. First I want to say, thank you for this site! With the underdash kit, you can remove the stereo if you sell your car later. If so, you’ll be glad to know there’s a work-around that I’ve come up with that will let you wire your 4 speakers up without damaging your amp. Rockville RVB12.1A 12″ powered subwoofer. Actually I’ve tried connect it to the amp.And it work. I'd love to help everyone find answers to their questions & enjoy good sound. After connecting the stereo to the amp, you’ll need to adjust the gain controls for both the 4 main speakers and the subwoofer output. awesome Marty, btw I’m in Oz & just clicked link for pioneer on amazon, that item they don’t ship down under :( – but Im sure I can source it locally, or other ones similar, I know this might sound silly sorry as I’m not upto date with the tech side of audio, with the hidden head unit being bluetooth does this still mean the operation is all controlled by iPhone/App or remote that comes with head unit if supplied? Thanks! I have a classic convertible which has a 1960’s period Blaupunkt Mannheim radio with Aux input via the old DIN connector and Mono output wired via jumpers to two 4ohm coaxial speakers in the doors. Things like the following can cause problems (I have seen this happen many times! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Should I also bump up the wattage of the other two resistors for the 6 X 9’s to 50W 4 ohm? When this happens the result is that you’ll get substantially more power with them working together than you would with one channel alone. You can use 2 subwoofers, but the total load will have to be 4 ohms (unless it supports 2 ohms in bridged mode. Yes you can use that amp and use a Bluetooth receiver, but the ones that will work ok for car use are generally not that great sounding. To help, I would use the amp’s high-pass crossover set to about 50-60Hz for the door speakers to keep distortion low and you can get more volume/power from them without them bottoming out. Thanks for your help. While two-channel amps are a good option, I prefer to run a monoblock amplifier system. OH. For example, a 2-channel amplifier rated for 75 watts RMS per channel at 4 ohms may be able to put out as much as 200 watts at 4 ohms into one channel when bridged, which can be very convenient for powering a subwoofer. It is commonly used in car stereo systems, allowing a powerful mono signal to be sent to a subwoofer. You can save money on the subwoofer and still have excellent bass, so have a look at the Skar or Rockville subwoofers. I recommend about 60 Ohms as it will give a volume reduction of 24dB. System 1: 2 speakers (parallel wiring) to each front channel = 2 Ohms x 2 + 1 subwoofer wired for 4 Ohms on the rear channels bridged for more power. But I want to know if it will damage the amp or the active subwoofer. HU Model: Kenwood 2DIN DPX-U5120. The GM-D8704 has speaker level inputs built in that will let you connect directly to the speaker level outputs of the Sony head unit. Sure, and good luck with your installation! (For example “1000W” may actually be only about 250-300W or etc). Now, if you were to connect each voice coil to two channels, what you've described is the best way you'll get the most power from that amp. There aren’t enough channels to have both the proper power & channels you need and drive a subwoofer. I would think not, but I’m not sure. All you need is a decent quality pair (2 total) 1 female to 2 male RCA “Y” adapters like these inexpensive ones from Amazon. Not sure how much the added clarity will matter to your daughter, but the results are usually very nice to listen to. My mistake. You can definitely use a single 4 channel amp that’s 2Ω capable to run all 4 pairs of speakers if you like. I would recommend only using 1 tweeter in parallel with 1 speaker in that case. The best thing to do in my opinion is just disconnect the coaxial speakers. Sub output on headunit goes to channel 3&4 on amp. Learn more... Bridging an amplifier combines the available channels into one channel with half the ohm (Ω). – Audior RIP 4 Channel Amplifier. My amp is pioneer GM-A4704, if I use for speaker level connections as your diagram. I would guess one RCA to channel 3 and one RCA to channel 4 then from sub woofer positive speaker wire to channel 3 and negative speaker wire to channel 4 on amp? Can I connect the tweeters directly as shown in “System 1” together with the front and rear speaker so that there are basically three wires connected to the output? There are better ways to do it but it involves using a test signal and checking amp levels etc, so that’s a bit more complicated. I am afraid to turn in on so not to fry anything. Can I bridge amp mids and highs speakers? I want to run a 4 channel amp (Pioneer GM-D8704) to the front and back speakers. even if you bridge 2 channels (which provides 150W rms at 2 ohms!) Four Channel Amplifiers. Don`t interchange their connections (+ of one vc to - of another). – If channels 5/6 do not have sound with 1-4 connected, you may need to get some “Y” RCA adapters to drive a signal to the additional channels. In example #3 I showed you earlier, it’s not possible to use two 4 ohm speakers in parallel with an amp that can’t handle 2 ohm loads. Is FAI-3a the same as the SLC? Thanks. If I add a Pioneer GM-D1004 4 channel mini-amp to get a little oomph , then how would I connect everything? You would use the setup shown in system #1 in my diagram. (Or click on the image to enlarge & zoom). For example, if your amplifier says that it can handle 2 Ohms, wire it so it produces 4 Ohms. That should be enough in most cases: Not totally silent in the rear, but most of the volume towards the front speakers. Old coustic 2 channel amp to a speaker box in the trunk,it’s a box with 2 -10” Speakers with tweeters I want to use as a (sub) so to speak. Hello again, Saptarshi. Dual 4 ohm sub, wire to 2 ohm by paralleling voice coils, then.....get a class D mono amp. Sorry if its been asked already. I bought a Pioneer GM-A4704 and planning to connect it to my 2012 Hyundai Elantra stock stereo. You name it. My advice is to use a high-quality music track you know well already so you can easily tell when music sounds correct. I’m 72 and car stereos have become more complicated as my brain ages. And one final thing. For example, channel 1 and your second woofer to channel 2 or bridge your first woofer to channels 1 & 2 and then bridge your second woofer to channels 3 & 4. Soundstream Reference REF4.920 4 channel amp (Note: Go by the RMS or “nominal” power ratings for the speakers, not the “peak” rating to know their continuous power ratings. My final question would be if I now need/can remove the in-line-crossover of the tweeters, since I now, without removing them, I hear some noise from them. If it were me, however, I’d just leave off the rear speakers as you’ll probably find them to be overbearing without a fader control. – How’s the bass from the Kicker PT250? They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. This workaround won’t be necessary for most modern car amps. Bridge 2 channels to one of the subs and then 1 channel to each of your other subs, otherwise you have to merge all of your channels then split them which could be harmful to your amp. Power resistors are larger versions of the resistors used in many electronic products. I’ve read also, you can connect capacitor to kill the base. As most modern car amplifiers include very nice optional crossovers, for good sound it’s smart to take advantage of those. • Not 2 but FOUR door speakers Most good 5 channel amps today meet or exceed this, though. ): If in doubt, you can rub them gently with a bit of sandpaper or even scratch the meter probes against the terminals to make better electrical contact. (Usually though this isn’t necessary). Can I combine two channel amplifiers and bridge them to combine the RMS so that I get more wattage? Hi Saptarshi. It’s 4 channel with only speaker line out (no rca). Furthermore, i haven’t Bought speakers for the front or rear yet. I have a 2 channel head unit without rca output. How actually can i install them so that i can get loud and also best sound quality. Hi Cody. I really appreciate finding this information here. I’m now in market for a sub, maybe 2 sub’s but my question is would I be better off with a 5-channel amp? It’ll also be less hassle to deal with than using only a phone & amp. You can always change it later if you’d like. (And like the description of "Method 2".) or should I run it UN-bridged with two seperate sets of wires from the Amp's sub channel with one of each going to only one of the voice-coils on the sub? However, if we add one 4 ohm power resistor in series with each speaker we can use the math to our advantage. 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